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William Allen White Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1973-003
Abstract

The collection consists of a brief letter to William Allen White on December 2, 1920, from Mary Ethel McAuley of The Wanderer of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, with White's response on the same letter.

Dates: 1920

William C. White Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-098
Abstract

Letter from William C. White of Company I, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War, written to his parents, noting the desertion of several from his company due to the lack of whiskey, the availability of fresh bread, and the "awful price" charged by the sutler.

Dates: 1861

Oscar L. Whitelaw Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-045
Abstract

This collection contains a letter written by Private Oscar L. Whitelaw of the 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment of the Union Army on December 20, 1862, during the American Civil War. Whitelaw describes the march from Camp Vermont to the Fairfax County Courthouse, as well as camp life, Confederates in Richmond, and his feelings about the war.

Dates: 1862

"Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-020
Abstract

This collection contains a spiral bound photo book that contains photographs of Kentland Plantaition and surrounding areas. This collection also contains a sheet of paper, probably from a scrapbook, with photographs of Kentland and Walnut Spring. Kentland Farm is located in nothern Montgomery County, Va. and was formed in the early 1800s by James Randal Kent.

Dates: ca. 1900s

F. B. Whitings Reference Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-016
Abstract

This collection contains a reference book that was owned by F. B. Whitings in 1821. The reference book contains a Virginia-related almanac and reference guide.

Dates: 1821

O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-021
Abstract

The O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums contain photographic materials from the

Dates: c. 1912, 1995

George J. Whitman Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-084
Abstract

Three letters from George J. Whitman, of the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, written to his wife.

Dates: 1864

Henry Whitman Papers

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Identifier: Ms-2022-003
Abstract

This collections contains papers and letters addressed to Henry Whitman, the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s. Most documents contain information about different legal dispitutes and issues. Two relate to the purchasing of a bridle and of leather, and another letter relates information about the American Civil War.

Dates: 1827 - 1864

William C. Wickham Order

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-020
Abstract

An order written to Williams C. Wickham, June 24, 1861 by George W Lay who was the acting Assistant Adjutant General for Brigadier General Milledge Bonham.

Dates: 1861

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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 1240
Civil War 746
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 740
Maps (documents) 504
University History 463
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Virginia -- Maps 396
Montgomery County (Va.) 385
Women -- History 295
Blacksburg (Va.) 270
University Archives 201
Faculty 195
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 173
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) 139
Science and Technology 138
History of Food and Drink 134
Students and alumni 109
Railroad 92
Correspondence 79
History of Women in Architecture 70
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 66
Photographs 60
Folk, historical, and patent medicine 53
Europe -- Maps 46
Wythe County (Va.) 45
Architects 44
Account books 43
Diaries 41
Architectural drawings (visual works) 40
Ledgers (account books) 40
Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE) 37
Agriculture 35
Virginia -- History 34
Medicine 33
Coal mines and mining 32
Pulaski County (Va.) 32
African Americans -- History 30
Virginia, Southwest 29
Architectural drawing -- 20th century 28
Roanoke (Va.) 27
World War, 1939-1945 27
World maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 26
Cocktail History Collection 24
Cocktails -- History 24
Christiansburg (Va.) 23
Food Technology and Production 23
Architecture (discipline) 22
Carroll County (Va.) 22
West Virginia -- Maps 21
Ephemera 20
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimilies 20
Confederate States of America 19
Giles County (Va.) 19
United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles 19
West Virginia 19
Authors, American -- 20th century 18
Oral histories (literary works) 18
Politicians -- United States 18
Women-owned architectural firms 18
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 17
Textiles (visual works) 17
Kentucky -- Maps 16
Radford (Va.) 16
Roanoke County (Va.) 16
World War, 1914-1918 15
Advertisements 14
Letters 14
Traditional medicine 14
Washington County (Va.) 14
Authors 13
British literature 13
Medicine, Military -- History 13
Cookbooks 12
Religion 12
Slavery -- United States 12
Virginia 12
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps 12
Businesspeople 11
Memorabilia 11
Tazewell County (Va.) 11
United States -- Maps 11
United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees 11
Agricultural extension work 10
Financial records 10
Floyd County (Va.) 10
Grayson County (Va.) 10
Home economics 10
New Jersey -- Maps 10
Railroad -- Maps 10
Aerospace engineers 9
Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbooks and Nutrition Literature Collection 9
Architects and community 9
Architecture -- Study and teaching 9
Authors, English -- 20th century 9
Botetourt County (Va.) 9
Culinary pamphlets 9
Legal instruments (Legal documents) 9
North Carolina -- Maps 9
Pamphlets 9
Pennsylvania -- Maps 9
Receipts (financial records) 9
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French 15
German 14
Latin 9
No linguistic content; Not applicable 9
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 254
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 230
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 225
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 65
Geological Survey (U.S.) 61
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Heilig, Vicki 30
Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Highways 29
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 19
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 19
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 18
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 15
Nirenstein's National Realty Map Company 15
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944) 15
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896) 14
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 14
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1944-1970) 13
Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899 11
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 11
Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982) 11
Bureau of the Census 10
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 10
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Corps of Cadets 10
Historic Urban Plans (Firm) 9
Lesher, C. E. (Carl Eugene), b.1885 9
Murrill, A. 9
Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.) 9
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 9
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association 9
Cook, George Hammell, 1818-1889 8
Hildebrand, J. R. 8
Hubbell, Charles H., 1898-1971 8
Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) 8
The University Press of Kentucky 8
Frazer, George Preston 7
Hopkins, Griffith Morgan 7
Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941 6
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 6
Bien, Morris, 1859- 6
Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 6
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
Harvey, G 6
Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978 6
Preston, John, 1764-1827 6
Smock, John C. (John Conover), 1842-1926 6
Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 6
United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers 6
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) 6
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies (1978-2022) 6
Virginia Tech Alumni Association 6
Wall, W. F. 6
Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958) 5
Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893 5
Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903 5
Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883 5
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 5
Hotel Roanoke 5
International Union of Women Architects 5
Ivanhoe Mining and Smelting Corporation 5
Kunstler, Morton, b.1931 5
McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923 5
O.W. Gray & Son 5
Rand McNally and Company 5
Roanoke Historical Society 5
Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 5
Smithey & Boynton, Architects and Engineers (1935-1992) (Roanoke, Va.) 5
Torre, Susana, 1944- 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Arts and Sciences (1970-2003) 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries 5
Virginia. State Highway Commission 5
A. Hoen & Co. 4
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 4
Beyer, Edward, 1820-1865 4
Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 4
Carneal and Johnston (Richmond, Va.) 4
Chace, George 4
Chace, Jacob 4
Chester, W. 4
Confederate States of America. War Department 4
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 4
Dunay, Donna 4
Dwight, C. S. 4
Everett Waddey Company 4
Foster, A. G. 4
Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 4
Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (U.S.) 4
Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.) 4
Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 4
Ireland, E. I. 4
Kent family 4
Kurtz, Louis, 1835-1921 4
Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 4
Matsukawa-Tsuchida, Junko 4
Michie, P. S. 4
Preston, William, 1729-1783 4
Price, Harvey Lee, 1874-1951 4
Rasche, M. W. (Mary W.) 4
Richmond Civil War Centennial Committee 4
Sanborn Map Company 4
Smith, George Otis, 1871-1944 4
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